Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-25
nsIho. BIRDIE, SIMON
49,. Woes OF an ogden Man Told
d" ny Himself.

yr,ron DENocRAT-There are times in
10 lives of all men when they feel IA
,hough they wanted bracing up (especi-
,ny in the morning., to lean, so to speak,
anon something, even ii it be one of the
,Ler sex. Mr.. Editor, am thar"
H Tsool "a if | wanted to testify, to pour out
l,s soul to you, ask you to assist me, and
VI w me in my, at present, fruitless search.
1%aye been deceived, and not only my
III Init many others. Thank God:
S Thare ia some balm in that. | already
tnow have your sympathy. No doubt
AN Anr too, would have had mission if you
lad lived here contemporaneously with
me. ,n,o,,,, d, ,,,,,.,,. .....,.i
san at present in this city mot that men
, are not always in demand in Utah, es-
nocally since so many grass widows in
Ejon are mourning their, lost ones either in
ibe Salt Lake Hotel or Underground r.
~ Indeed, it would be dangerous for
any, stranger with u strong German ac-
rsnt to carry bird cage thome-made)
through our streets, and more so to try
Srd selling. Fifteen days ago this very
Jay because remember your city cor
respondent asked me to smile) man of
t6e above description appeared. His
presence was not fascinating, nor his Ian
image image pure (neither do think were the
the birds he offered). But the price-fifty
cants apiece-took. They were Hartz
canaries Their color was brown. But
ne assured us they would soon be yellow,
init butiful song.' The hundred or so
canaries soon disappeared. So too did the
German. Oh, what rush there was on
tbe hardware man for cages, and still
GREATER run upon the pockets OF puter
jgmilias for cash, and after these very
necessary arrangements were completed,
for. as my wife said, Hartz Canaries
should not be put in old cages, she
hung up the little darlings in three So
tlded prisons. | forgot to say / invested
n six he-songsters. Shall whisper
how each morning | looked to see
the grand transformation scene when the
brown feathers should become delight
some, but they didn't. Their appetites
seemed machine-like perhaps they had
no time to attend to color. 1t was eat,
eat, eat and, to add to my trouble, the
wife whom ! have nursed in my bosom
lot thirty yours upDIulueu Hlt anu re-
minded me OF past events, when bought
two dollars worth OF "Xyminster," and
told her couldn't pronounce the name
d the plant, and after all my attention
they came up fine beans. She said she
always thought | didn't know beans,
throwing away your money" etc. Now
am God-fearing man, but il any of the
sulphurous swear-words hang in the
feathers of those birds, they would be
bright birthstone. They developed
daily; yes, showed daily improvement,
and / truly believe had had little pa
tience / should have raised some lovely
broods OF genuine sparrows this summer.
Some evil-minded people intimated
that the best way to make good canaries
Of them was the way good Indians are
made in the West. | knew they were
only envious OF my SIS bargain, and
treated them with scorn.
But that there is a growing humanita-
ran spirit in Ogden cannot be denied.
Many now think it not right to keep
birds in captivity. Being modest man
ldO not wish to praise my own conduct,
yHI boldly opened the doors OF the three
cages and told the dear prisoners (six) to
fly away, and exercise liberty in this
land OF the free; and like the tales we
read of in the South my slaves would not
20; in fact, really wanted to remain and
Increase my store bill, ruin my prospect
here and in the world to come. After
shaking each cage and breaking two cut
glasses (price 81 .0O) succeeded in turn
Ing them out They flew away, return
ing again in fifteen minutes with
twenty other "canaries" to thank
Or abuse me, don't know
which; and they now hang about
the premises. think they intend stop
ping and assist in building up our city,
that is that part occupied by my spouting.
! have doubts, serious doubts, whether
did right in sending them forth. But
want to see that German who sold them
and me-, Perhaps he would buy
the remains of the cages and
Cage Birds Oi America" latest edition,
5yols., half calf, cost $50, only been used
two weeks. shall never want them
again, want to begin new life, be q
good church member, but want to clenl
my mind first with that man and my
premises OF everything that reminds IN,
OF my cruel conduct OF encouraging slav
cry, DO, il You SEE him, send hin
round. BIRD FANCtER,
OGDEN, FEB. "a, 1887